Authors: Aprilynne Pike
Spells (26 page)
THE MORE I LEARN ABOUT PUBLISHING, THE LESS
credit I think authors deserve. For at least a million reasons, these are my champions: Erica Sussman, Susan Katz, Kate Jackson, Ray Shappell, Cristina Gilbert, Erin Gallagher, Jocelyn Davies, Jennifer Kelaher, Elise Howard, Cecilia de la Campa, Maja Nikolic, Alec Shane, and the countless people at HarperCollins and Writers House who have worked tirelessly to make this series a success.
A special thank-you goes to my personal knights in shining armor, my beyond amazing editor, Tara Weikum; agent extraordinaire Jodi Reamer; and the most patient publicist in the world, Laura Kaplan. You three work so hard for me, and every moment is appreciated.
My friends, my wonderful friends, you all know who you are, and what you’ve done, and I promise not to turn you in for it: David McAfee, Pat Wood, John Zakour, James Dashner, Sarah Cross, Sarah MacLean, Sarah Rees Brennan, Carrie Ryan, Saundra Mitchell, R. J. Anderson, Heidi Kling, Stephenie, and the whole Feast of Awesome. Wow. You are amazing and have very questionable taste in friends, for which I am grateful. Betas Hannah, Emma, and Bethany, I am still going to send you guys stuff! And thank you to authors Claire Davis and William Bernhardt for helping me learn the craft. I’m still trying!
My family and family-in-law: No one has ever had such a supportive family, I am convinced. A huge thank-you to Audrey, Brennan, and Gideon; you are my sunshine, always will be. Last and above all, Kenny, you are there every step. And every misstep. It hasn’t been easy, but you make it look that way.
APRILYNNE PIKE
has been spinning faerie stories since she was a child with a hyperactive imagination. She completed her BA in creative writing at the age of twenty at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. Aprilynne lives with her husband and three kids in Arizona. You can visit her online and read her blog at www.aprilynnepike.com.
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SPELLS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pike, Aprilynne.
Spells / Aprilynne Pike.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Summoned to study at the Academy of Avalon, sixteen-year-old Laurel learns about the town with friend Tamani, while honing her long-forgotten skills as a Fall faerie in order to protect her human family and Avalon from trolls.
ISBN 978-0-06-166806-7
[1. Fairies—Fiction. 2. Schools—Fiction. 3. Trolls—Fiction. 4. Plants—Fiction. 5. Interpersonal relations—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.P6257Spe 2010 2009024072
[Fic]—dc22 CIP
AC
EPub Edition © March 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-199342-8
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